Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (-) Astragalus membranaceus var. membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge
• (=) Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus (Fisch. ex Bunge) P. K. Hsiao
• (=) Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
• (=) Astragalus penduliflorus var. dahuricus (Fisch.) X. Y. Zhu
• (=) Astragalus penduliflorus var. mongholicus (Bunge) X. Y. Zhu
• (=) Astragalus propinquus Schischk.
• (=) Phaca alpina var. dahurica Fisch.

Common names:

• membranous milk-vetch  (Source: Herbs Commerce) - English
• huang qi  (Source: Herbs Commerce) - Transcribed Chinese
• meng gu huang qi  (Source: Herbs Commerce ed2) - Transcribed Chinese
• hwanggi  (Source: Genet Res Crop Evol) - Transcribed Korean

Economic Importance:

• Medicines: folklore (as A. mongholicus)

Distributional Range:

Native

Asia-Temperate

• SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Khakassia, Tuva, Yakutia-Sakha, Krasnoyarsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk]
• MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
• MONGOLIA: Mongolia
• RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Khabarovsk, Primorye, Amur]
• CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]

References:

1. American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce
2. Appelquist, W. L. 2017. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 69. Taxon 66:506. Note: proposal for conservation recommended
3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
4. Dong, T. T. X. et al. 2003. Phylogeny of Astragalus in China: molecular evidence from the DNA sequences of 5S rRNA spacer, ITS, and 18S rRNA. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:6709-6714.
5. Du, C. et al. 2016. (2431) Proposal to conserve the name Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge against A. membranaceus Moench (Leguminosae) . Taxon 65:392-393. Note: proposed for conservation; prefer to keep distinct from the European Astragalus penduliflorus Lam.
6. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
7. Fu, Y. C. et al. 1977-. Flora intramongolica. Note: lists as Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge
8. Hoang, H.-D. et al. 1997. Additional notes to the checklist of Korean cultivated plants (5). Consolidated summary and indexes. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:355.
9. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae. Note: lists as Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge
10. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge
11. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
12. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:82
13. Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21. URL: http://www.wpro.who.int/internet/files/pub/97/45.pdf target='_blank'
14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
15. Wilson, K. L. 2017. Report of the General Committee: 18. Taxon 66:742. Note: proposal for conservation recommended
16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
17. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Astragalus penduliflorus Lam.
18. Zhu, X.-Y. 2005. Revision of the Astragalus penduliflorus complex (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Nordic J. Bot. 23:289. Note: = Astragalus penduliflorus subsp. mongholicus var. dahuricus (Fisch.) X. Y. Zhu

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=5824. Accessed 9 May 2024.